INDIANAPOLIS -- Two former Indianapolis police officers were found guilty Friday on federal drug possession and conspiracy charges.

Prosecutors characterized Robert Long, 35, and Jason Edwards, 38, as "thieves, burglars and drug dealers that wore a disguise," 6News' Derrik Thomas reported.

James Davis, 34, also a former police officer, was previously charged in the case, but took a plea bargain and agreed to testify against Long and Edwards.

An undercover surveillance video provided some of the most graphic evidence in the case. Prosecutors contended that it shows Edwards breaking into a house in the 2200 block of North Kenwood Avenue.

Prosecutors said the officers had been told that up to 300 pounds of marijuana and $50,000 cash were in the house.

Long and Edwards joined Davis in the house, prosecutors said, and were seen leaving carrying boxes. Prosecutors said they carried out 5 pounds of marijuana and $18,300.

Long was convicted of one count of conspiracy and four counts of drug possession, while Edwards was convicted of one count of conspiracy and three counts of drug possession. Both were cleared of firearms charges, which would have greatly increased their eventual sentence.

The defense credited the FBI video for helping their case in that regard.

"I think it helped us because, like I said earlier, they've got a nice picture of him at Lafayette Square (Mall) with a big bulge on his right hip, and that same right hip in that video is flat as a board. So that gun was not his hip when he was in the house on Kenwood (Avenue)," said Ralph Staple, Long's attorney.

But prosecutors said they were satisfied with the outcome.

"They were not convicted of the firearms charges, but I would consider the fact that these individuals are no longer police officers, they're going to jail," said U.S. Attorney Tim Morrison. "I think the real victory today is that law enforcement people were held accountable for their criminal acts."

The men could face anywhere between 20 to 35 years in prison.